Psychology and the politics of same-sex desire in the United States: An analysis of three cases

History of Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-248

  Hammack, Phillip L ^a   Windell, Eric P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Law; Lesbian gay bisexual; Marriage; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; POLICY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860389013     PISSN: 10934510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024541     Document Type: Article

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